Run with it

For an executive who runs a company that protects people and businesses against calamities, Al Purmort Jr. has quite the risky bucket list.

The president of Sarasota-based Al Purmort Insurance, Purmort has three experiences in particular he considers must-dos: bridge bungee jumping in a place like Chico, Calif.; skydiving; and participating in the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. “You wake up one day and you realize you aren't 22 anymore,” says Purmort, who recently turned 45. “Now is the time.” That epiphany is why Purmort found himself on a plane for Spain in early July. The next day he ran with the bulls. Here's a recount of Purmort's bucket-list trip.

Aim high: Purmort says he's an adrenaline junkie. He goes extreme skiing in California, and when he was younger, growing up in Sarasota, he and some friends pushed their limits. They would skateboard down hills and, when he got older, ride motorcycles. “But there were only so many options,” Purmort says. He also played baseball, football and soccer.